We Think This Is Cool and You Should Know About It: 1970s Gibson SG-100 Jr.

[@terryjohinke8065]

I had to be the singer in my 2nd. band when I was 19. I said " I'm not singing unless I have a guitr to hide behind." Next day our keyboard player says " Hey Terry, I've got a guitar for you." It was an original 61 SG Les Paul Jr. Gee, I couldn't believe the myriad of sounds from that on P-90 pickup.

[@willjones8801]

that is unbelievably lucky omg that sounds AMAZING!! i'm 17 and i'm in a few bands and i love guitars , stuff like this is so cool to hear

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

love this guitar a ton this vid made me remember the 74 sg standard i got from the factory when i was doing gibson's advertising. best non-custom guitar i ever had...

[@13aphomet]

Absolutely love Jr style guitars.. They just wanna rock.. What's not to love.

[@FuzzyDancingBear]

Yessss

[@chrismotreble]

Whoa! Very very cool SG. That is one special Jr. 🤩 You are a lucky man.

[@starry6589]

I love weird 70's Gibson guitars so much, they're always so strange and akward looking but I just can't help but love them!

[@Heartandskullprojects]

Fantastic. The Gibson SG lore is wild….my 61 standard is my dream guitar.

[@EJ_Crough]

That guitar is super cool! I remember action music, pretty good store

[@chrisallen766]

You did NOT know I was there!

[@drzecelectric4302]

ROCK MACHINE!! The p90 sounds insane! 8k is pretty hot for a p90 still.

[@GCKelloch]

8k (of 42AWG) is actually a bit low for a bridge P90.

[@CarolineGuitarCo]

Yeah, this measures right at 8k. I think the proximity, combined with the fact the guitar is acoustically loud and bright, gives it plenty of output.

[@GCKelloch]

​@@CarolineGuitarCo Maybe the magnet is C8? BTW, the more whatever is attached to a string resonates, the less energy is left in the string to be sensed by a pickup. FI, a jazz box will have lower electrical output than a solid body guitar with the same pickup. It's also why the action on a jazz box can be set so low. The string vibrations lose more energy quickly, so they don't buzz against the frets at the same height.

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

Wow … I’ve never seen one of these & my dad was SG crazy. I played my first show with his ‘62 Les Paul (SG) and it was amazing.

[@MrTjsweet1]

That's one interesting fiddle! Kind of gives off "prototype" vibes a la the Snakehead Tele prototype!

[@kevinhess9245]

Looked like a different headstock angle also .. nice

[@therightisright8276]

I bet many had the bridge covers removed, humbuckers and pickguards installed and are indistinguishable from others now.

[@saam6768]

sick. i love my 2011 60s tribute but i wouldnt mind the fatter body. and the slightly lighter paint color on that 71 is really nice too.

[@thebobandramonshow]

I’ve always had a soft spot for these since a teenage bandmate bought one in walnut brown new in around ‘72. Thick chamfered slab SG body, no neck angle (so the neck sits high against the body), pretty weak logo-embossed single coil melody maker” pickup but a huge neck with a fantastic action. On the downside, typical early 70’s “paddle” headstock.

[@heydrewstudio]

La Pala Del Diablo! Never let that thing get away, such a cool guitar.

[@FoundryStreetJason]

That SG is Awesome. Thanks for the video!!

[@CarolineGuitarCo]

Thanks for watching!

[@garrettboomerbender]

I need a SG 100 now. I'd route it for a Kahler and a bridge humbucker because I'm weird

[@joecooper7803]

Nice had a rear routed 71 deluxe for years with the straight neck angle. It’s a little different but still awesome doesn’t feel as fragile as the older style ones

[@scottjondansteve9343]

I have a guitar with a SG shaped body, fitted with a Strat neck and single P-90. The body is as thick as a Strat body, silverburst satin finish, it's pretty sick!

[@jaredbertram930]

LOVE THIS

[@ryanfulldark2775]

Somebody has to love the weirdos from 71 lol! I held one and it sure was different!

[@3rdmm]

Weird bridge under that cool cover, not used on any other Gibson models, am I right? Not the bridge and not that cover?

[@CarolineGuitarCo]

correct, it's like a curious Schaller harmonica attached to a vibrola tailpiece without the bar.

[@yokosomike]

That’s a cool SG… might look cool sans the pickguard for an even more minimal look. Sounds great.! Domo.

[@sharkman4928]

It reminds me of the thick bodied bolt-on neck SG's that came out of Japan in the 1970's.

[@StandbyCymbalist]

i love the tele influence. serious rocker that

[@kurtbader9711]

They're so thick because they're made out of poplar. Needs that huge neck joint for stability. Nice tones, but don't expect a shredder. Have to admit it's pretty!

[@buzzedalldrink9131]

Another winner from Gibson! right up there with the sonex,the corvus, RD firebird, any non reverse firebird, MX? and the cancelled jimi hendrix stratish thing. Can you name any other Gibson clunkers?!?

[@66falcon99]

As a kid, I bought an SG-1 that was very similar, in 1976, in Nashville, TN, It was a 1970 model, I think. I modded it in 1977-78 to have one DiMarzio SuperDistortion pickup, and one DiMarzio PAF, two tones and two volumes, like an SG Standard. It had the biggest, fattest neck I ever played on any Gibson electric. It was like a big old Gibson acoustic guitar neck! Sold it to a friend when I got married and needed money for the ring.

[@horse_dog]

ever since getting a guitar with p90’s, they have been my favorite pickup type. for me, they blow humbuckers out of the water, even in modern metal contexts.

[@timothymallon]

Around 1985 I bought a Gibson SG-200. It was tobacco brown, or walnut, or whatever they called it in the 70s. It had 2 single coil pickups with metal mounting rings and black covers with the Gibson script logo. Panel switches for pickup selection. I paid $285 for it. I wish I still had that guitar.

[@brianice9846]

Seems like it’s built for Tony Iommi Riffing

[@TheAndrewmcnelis]

Great video, thank you. The body looks like a 2 piece? Can see the seem in the centre?

[@juniperlights]

You mentioned Action Music. The best in NoVa, maybe anywhere.

[@KristianPerry]

They've been my go-to shop since 2001. The best!

[@sohosteveuk]

I'm pretty sure that P90 is a later addition as a pal of mine had one of these and it came with a truly useless low output single coil pickup with 'Gibson' moulded into the plastic cover that looked more like it had come from Fender than Gibson

[@CarolineGuitarCo]

That's addressed in the video. These are different models based on the pickup configuration. You can read more about it here: solidguitar.fandom.com/wiki/SG_100_/_200_/_250#SG-100_Junior_(1972)

[@sneifert1968]

It looks like the thickness almost tapers down from back to front.

[@ericcoombs]

It's got an LP pickguard?? .... cool 😁

[@lueyteledeluxe7457]

That's cool. I always want a slightly thicker SG : it would counter the neck dive, as well as add back some of that tone wood lost in the crash diet the Les Paul went thru to become the SG. I see that with the Phil X Framus XG , when he was with them (it's also neck thru, and the neck" joins"the body further down the neck). Do you find it counters the dive, and replenishes some of that Rich, LP-esque sustain...??

[@CarolineGuitarCo]

I've rocked mine with a Couch car vinyl strap for years and between the strap, the weight, and balance, I don't get neck dive at all.

[@khersy]

if this is a series ill take your entire stock

[@bradrehn1007]

Now that's a reissue candidate... bet ya can't keep it under a grand ($1000.00) Gibson, or if you must, Epiphone.

[@MartinMCade]

My first electric guitar was an SG-200, from that era. $150 in about 1981. It took me decades to figure out what it was, with the Internet's help. I still have it but after some poorly-thought-out mod attempts it's not in good shape.

[@naughtscribe]

Love 70's SGs, especially with the Les Paul style guard. This may be coolest Jr. I've ever seen. Lovely looking and even better sounding.

[@tomusic8887]

How does is compare to a regular sg? Sounds great indeed

[@CarolineGuitarCo]

The sound is pretty similar to a SG Jr. due to the single P-90, but the body shape and balance feel different because of the different thickness and neck joint angle.

[@StephenLight-oc3tl]

My first good guitar was a 72 SG2000. The guitar is gone but I still I have both single coil pickups.

[@tracyspears20]

Song in first demo? I know it but can’t place it,it’s bugging me

[@IllusiveSwampMoose]

It sounds like Tool but I'm terrible with names (despite them being most of what I listen to) so I couldn't tell you the song EDIT: I think it's Pneuma

[@theuserthatishere]

i always thought the thicker body might relieve neck dive?

[@JuanfFigueroa]

Wow, a really nice guitar from gibson

[@MultiSpeedr]

Yes

[@southboundguitar]

The volute does NOT protect the headstock. If it did, they wouldn't have gotten rid of it. They THOUGHT it would protect the headstock.....but in reality.....it causes perpendicular breaks.....which are FAR worse than regular breaks. Thus.....the normal neck came back.

[@scottbogfoot]

The sg that's built like a hiflyer

[@philjackson519]

Great .....

[@markkasick]

Hopefully I did not miss it, but with the thicker body does it still neck dive?

[@CarolineGuitarCo]

Not so much!

[@offaxisdude]

i had one in early 70's.. i gave it away....peave of Norlin JUNK !!!

[@acdclexu6296]

i have 72 SGII With dogear p90s fitted from 15 years i buyed really cheap

[@adrianmartinez-lq5he]

I would paint that sg whit a bermellion coat and them age the wood

[@nicosonic]

the bridge cover is not a good idea.

[@CarolineGuitarCo]

no, it really isn't. But it looks cool!

[@sira.scottascot8865]

Good thing it isn't yours.

[@johnnynbk]

Is that the bonamassa model 😂

[@glencooper1091]

Nice, I like it, is it intonated?

[@CarolineGuitarCo]

Yes, it is! Under the bridge cover there are adjustable saddles.

[@singersonspeakerphone2421]

Phil X was born to Greek-Canadian parents and grew up in Mississauga, Ontario, raised in the Erindale subdivision.

[@PatrickquintonOwens]

I think I played one of these lump of carp!

[@theuserthatishere]

how come folks are always weird about revealing what they paid for something?

[@DMSProduktions]

That is FAT for a P90! Are you SURE that's actually a P90 single coil under that shell, OR is it a sidewinder underneath it? Sounds way too bassy!

[@CarolineGuitarCo]

It's a classic P-90 in the chrome dogear cover. It brings the boom!

[@DMSProduktions]

@@CarolineGuitarCo Sounds LIKE it! I've never liked the metal shells on pick ups. Always tends to strangle the trebles!

[@CarolineGuitarCo]

@@DMSProduktionsI thought about taking it off, but (a) it looks too cool (b) I wouldn’t want to risk damaging the pickup, and (c) I’ll just deal and maybe bump the treble up 😂

[@DMSProduktions]

@@CarolineGuitarCo TRY a PLASTIC P90 shell! Magnetically invisible! That's WHy Gibson use them on their P90s! Only ever saw metal shells on Epi P90s. This is the only Gibbo I have ever seen with a metal shell P90 on it!

[@75YBA]

My buddy has one. It’s meh.

[@oqsy]

K

[@ErikCordova-t9r]

That’s alotta guitar to grab on too